Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-26
CHEZ MAGISTRATES
WHO WERE FOND OF FINE HORSES
AND HANDSOME CARRIAGES.

ing Stock-The Presidents of Later
Days-Grant's Love of Horses.
Old citizens of Alexandria say that Wash
ington rode the finest horses Ill virginia, ana
that as a .,ov Re broke to the saddle the Colts
of his neighborhood 1t is said That Ire once
rode ten different horses into Alexandra IN
single wcea, and during liis latter years us
stables at Mount Vernon were among the
best in the country. He visite'. his horses
upon rising iii the morning, a"d Always 81"
that they had their breakfast before he took
hi; own He kept thoroughbred horses, ana
bisestahlishmeut at Mount Vernon WAS much
like that of a great English lord He had
his mack of hounds and before the revolution
he was very fond Of fox hunting. He fol
lowed the hounds every where and was always
III at the d ath.
At Philadelphia, while Washington was
president. the executive stables were IN Charge
of a man called German John, and at all
other time of Bishop, the old body servant OF
Gen Bra,ldock These chief hostlers had q
number of negro boys under them, and
George Washington P.irke Gusts says that
Washington's horses were OF the KIND known
a. muslin horses tbs name came from
the testing CT the cleanliness 81 the horses
with a fine handkerchief. his was brushed
over their coats after they were dressed, and
ii the slightest spot uf dirt came off upon the
handkerchief, they were not considered well
curried, and the stable boys were tied up and
whipped for their negligence.
Washington stables at Philadelphia con
tanned ten Goa h and Sadile horses III add
ton TO two white chargers lie had
coachman and two gruOus, and tue servants
who ACCOMPANIED hin in his rites were
white They wore liverigs of white cloth
trimmed with scarlet or orange The white
chargers were the horses OF state, and one OF
these was the presidents tavorite saddle
horse He was IA fine parade horse, as white
as snow and sixteen hands high. His name
was Prescott, and the president thought a
great deal of him, Enough he had an annoy
ing habit of dancing about on the approach
of a carriage 1t WIS the custom then. for la
dies in driving to order their coachman to stop
and let down the glasses Of their coach when
ever the president approached on horseback, in
orderthat be might pay his compliments. Upon
such occasions Prescott would always dance,
and doubt not Washington became at times
not little exasperate,l at him.
JEFFERsoN-ADAMs-JACK
Thomas Jefferson kept the finest of horses
in his stables, and he paid very high prices
for some of them At the time of lis in
auguration he rode to the Capitol on his ia
vorite saddle horse Wild Air, and the genera
tions of patriots since then have delighted in
recounting the Jeffersonian simplicity with
which he jumped from his horse himself, and,
tying him to the fence with his own hands,
walked into the Capitol. The truth, how
ever, is that this act was forced upon him.
he had hoped TO drive to his Inauguration i'll
fine turnout, and his soH-in-law, Jack Eppes,
had been sent off to buy four coach horses at
price of 81 600, but did not return to Wash
inEton in time, thus the president rode on
horseback
While Jefferson was president he took
horseback rides every afternoon from until
g. and he kept up this riding on horseback
until within three weeks of his death He
was n bold and fearless rider, and delighted
in riding alone. The presence of servant
annoyed him. and h. was fond of solitary
rides and musiug. He kept, while in this
White House, four fiery bay coach horses. but
he seldom drove behind them.
John Quincy Adams was entertained Us
horse races, and he used to walk out TO the
Holmstead race course, two miles from the
White House, and back again whenever there
was race to be held Mrs Madison drove
out 60 see the races i'll Il chariot with fouI
gray horses, and President jackson not only
went to see races, but he delighted in betting
on them and now and then ran his OWL
horses. While he was in the White House q
colt of his was entered under the name of hi.
private secretary. Maj Donelson, in a ract
for stake of $1,000 but it was beaten by
Commodore Stockton's Laugford Lang
ford had been lame during his training for
the race, and the presidents horse was gen,
eral favorite.
Jackson'S great love for his wife came out
in relation to horses He bought for her, il
Is said, the finest coach In Tennessee, paying
for it s., 500 ami he highly priced this coach
in after years He had it with him at Wash.
ington, and would ride in no orher At one
time his horses ran away with it, and it was
brought back considerably damaged. JACK
son was very angry, and his private secretary
heard him say to his black coachman:
"Charles, you know why | value that car
riage. This is the second time such an acci-
dent has happened, and if it ever occurs
again | will send you buck to Tennessee"
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